Category Archives: LGBT Publications

This category of My Writing includes my journal publications through the Dallas Voice and Edge Publications.

Controversy continues over APA and gender variance

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Mar 11, 2010 Latest version of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual still includes gender variance as a disorder,recommends ‘reparative’ therapy Mental illness can carry a heavy stigma. It can destroy families, end careers, cause … Continue reading

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Survey: Trans people face much higher rate of job discrimination

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Feb 11, 2010. Problems even worse for trans people of color, study shows The National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force have jointly released preliminary results from … Continue reading

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Trans woman seeks uterine transplant

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Jan 7, 2010 Sarah Luiz of The Colony, who’s no stranger to the media spotlight, aims to be world’s 1st trans mom THE COLONY — Each of us has a story or a … Continue reading

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LGBT youth try to cut away emotional pain

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Dec. 10, 2009 When family, society reject them for being gay, youth often turn to cutting, using physical pain to cope with distress of coming out Giancarlo Mossi fell in love with a … Continue reading

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Riding cross-country for not 1 cause, but 2

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Oct. 19, 2009 When Marshall Wayne Lee was at his lowest point and suicide seemed the only way out, Antigone the basset hound gave him something to live for. Now he’s giving back … Continue reading

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Remembering the victims: TDOR services set in Dallas, Fort Worth to honor victims of violence

A Story by Renee Baker, Dallas Voice, Oct. 19, 2010 TDOR services set in Dallas, Fort Worth to honor victims of violence This week across the globe, more than 200 gatherings are taking place to remember those who were murdered … Continue reading

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Activists to hold Transgender Day of Remembrance vigils, marches around the country

Ethan St. Pierre misses his aunt Deborah Forte everyday, but the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance remains a stark reminder of how Forte was brutally murdered in 1995 because of her gender identity and expression. “I was called in to … Continue reading

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Activists urge Dallas club to cancel Buju Banton concert

A Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, Oct. 14, 2009. The Resource Center Dallas and Equality March Texas are calling for immediate action to oppose an upcoming performance of reggae artist Buju Banton at the Palm Beach Club in Deep … Continue reading

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Transgender lawyer announces candidacy for Oklahoma House

A Story by Renee Baker, Edge Publications, Sept 30, 2009 Transgender lawyer Brittany Novotny of Oklahoma City officially announced her candidacy on Sunday to represent House District 84. Novotny will face three-term incumbent Republican state Rep. Sally Kern, who achieved … Continue reading

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Transgender woman to challenge anti-gay Okla. lawmaker

A Story by Renee Baker, EDGE Publications, Sept. 14, 2009 American author and political activist Susan Sontag once used cancer as a metaphor for the unknown. She said when politicians want us to fear something, they compare it to a … Continue reading

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